diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6ea903e0a1bb..3df0493ed3ec 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
   "google-cloud-video-stitcher-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-video-transcoder": "2.2.1",
   "google-cloud-video-transcoder+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1": "2.6.0",
+  "google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1": "2.6.1",
   "google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-video_intelligence": "4.2.1",
   "google-cloud-video_intelligence+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 7104153a5b6a..d3803aab1528 100644
--- a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 2.6.1 (2026-08-06)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* generate double-wildcard path patterns with capture groups ([#35064](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35064)) 
+
 ### 2.6.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/lib/google/cloud/video/transcoder/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/lib/google/cloud/video/transcoder/v1/version.rb
index 5256ea118fdb..d9b58e7847c3 100644
--- a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/lib/google/cloud/video/transcoder/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/lib/google/cloud/video/transcoder/v1/version.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Cloud
     module Video
       module Transcoder
         module V1
-          VERSION = "2.6.0"
+          VERSION = "2.6.1"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.json b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.json
index 4c821e4391f0..e82ee7fe78de 100644
--- a/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1",
-    "version": "2.6.0",
+    "version": "2.6.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {
diff --git a/librarian.yaml b/librarian.yaml
index 4a2641fc7d8f..6d83d75c559b 100644
--- a/librarian.yaml
+++ b/librarian.yaml
@@ -3880,6 +3880,7 @@ libraries:
           ruby_cloud_opts:
             ruby-cloud-env-prefix: TRANSCODER
     skip_generate: true
+    version: 2.6.1
   - name: google-cloud-video_intelligence
     apis:
       - path: google/cloud/videointelligence/v1